Cromwell woman accused of slapping relative holding 2-month-old baby

Published 12:00 am, Sunday, June 17, 2012

CROMWELL - A new mother was arrested twice hours apart Friday morning after police say she became involved in altercations first with her boyfriend and then with a close family member.

The altercation with the family member was particularly worrisome, Capt. Edwin L. Kosinski Jr., said.

The woman, Maiko Koostapapas, 31, of 28 Woodland Drive, Cromwell, allegedly slapped the family member in the face while the family member was holding Koostapapas' two-month-old baby, Kosinski said. The infant was not injured, Kosinski said.

The paired incidents began at 2:41 a.m., Kosinski said, when a many identified by police as Koostapapas's boyfriend, called police to say she was assaulting him.

Police arrived interrupted the altercation and then after speaking to both parties, arrested Koostapapas and charged her with disorderly conduct. She was taken to headquarters, processed and then released on $1,000 bond for a pending court appearance.

But police were back at the same address at 3:25 a.m. in response to a frantic 911 call from the family member alleging that Koostapapas was again acting out, Kosinski said.

When police arrived, they knocked on the door of the family member's apartment; while they were waiting to be let in, however, Kosinski said officers could see through a window as Koostapapas allegedly slapped the family member.

Once they were inside the apartment, officers took Koostapapas into custody.

She again was charged with disorderly conduct. But this time, Kosinski said, she was also charged with risk of injury to a minor.

She was again taken to police headquarters to be processed. She was held in lieu of $5000 bond and was presented alter Friday morning in Middlesex Superior Court.